On a -25 degree morning DM&IR 407, 402 and 409 cut thru the fog and frost as they head for Two Harbors with loads of steaming taconite pellets from U.S. Steel Minntac.

Despite the weather, a CN rail gang works on replacing rail on the CN Iron Range Sub between Sparta and Jones. The new rail is in place here and these machines are working on welding, tie plate a... (more)

Color provided by CN on this dark, rainy, foggy afternoon on Minnesota's Iron Range as the pellet trains roll on.

It might not seem like it because of its CN dress, but the DMIR #406 has been on Missabe property for 16 years already.

The crew on board B&LE is spending their Easter Sunday delivering taconite pellets from Minntac and rolling southbound down the Iron Range Subdivision for Two Harbors, MN.

Three Illinois Central units now serving time on the former Missabe pass through Sparta with 135 loads of steaming taconite pellets on a frost covered morning along the CN Iron Range Subdivision.

After meeting a southbound, this northbound continues it's journey with a final destination at the Minorca mine to load these trailing 135 empty ore cars with taconite pellets.

The sun comes across the rails on a cold November morning bringing with it another new dawn on the former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railroad. Brand spanking new Wisconsin Central switch locks a... (more)

Seeing four units elephant style on the Missabe is pretty rare, and with an quickly dying breed leading!

The snow from winter hangs on into spring as DM&IR 407 leads a nice looking consist south towards Two Harbors with the steaming pellets from the Minirca mine.

Hot on the heals of DM&IR 407 from Minorca, DM&IR 405 runs at track speed down the Iron Range Sub after leaving Minntac with their train of taconite pellets.

A train with an SD60F, C40-8 and another SD60F pulling DM&IR ore cars is worth pulling off to the side of the road to shoot off a picture one would guess. Here is a U-789 returning from Two Harbo... (more)

Empties rolling north about to duck under "Steve's Bridge" near Gilbert, MN.

Cold temperatures cause sticking brakes. Sticking brakes make for hot wheels. Hot wheels in deep snow produce steam. This train, heading for Two Harbors on the Iron Range Sub, had several hot w... (more)

Passing through the colorful man-made hills of past mining activity, a colorful consist of reds and oranges lead steaming taconite pellets through Gilbert on a frosty fall morning.